Octobers Meeting- Postponed Field Trip

In view of the Marathon we will be postponing our trip to the Art Institute until Sunday Oct. 18 with the same basic plan as for this Sunday. Please pass this on to as many members as possibly.
Tania
MCS President.


OCTOBER MEETINGSunday, October 11, 2009 We will take our annual field trip in October. This year, we’ll visit the Art Institute to see a Victorian collage exhibit and the new modern wing. We will meet at 10:00 a.m. at the Columbus Circle entrance to the Art Institute. Passes will be available for free entrance through various members. We encourage you to carpool or take a train. Parking is discounted before 10 a.m.More information to follow at the September meeting.

Tin Ladies - this Sunday's project!

Members,
Here's some extensive "info" on the tin ladies that I had written up a couple months ago for a whole day workshop. I know we're only going to have a couple of hours, but that should be sufficient time to get your tin lady basically constructed. DO NOT WORRY if you don't have or can't get supplies together. I have plenty of tin cans opened and ready to cut and extra pliers and supplies to share.
This will be fun!!!
Mary

I'm repeating here FOR EMPHASIS - the following info was for a full day workshop. For the MCS meeting it's meant as an informative guideline. Don't think yo have to collect all this stuff!

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Tin Ladies

I’ve titled this project “Tin Ladies” because the basic parts of the doll body are made from tin cans. Really, the bodies can be made from any number of materials such as cardboard, matboard, fabric, wood, but they do take on an interesting look using the tin, particularly when wire, grommets (eyelets), brads, beads and buttons are added.

So the main ingredient is TIN (or like I mentioned, any other material you want to cut into a body shape(s). I’ve found that most cookie and gift tins are quite heavy to work with, but the light weight metals from drink cans seem to work very well. The Arizona Tea cans are very colorful; cola cans work well; I’m sure there are plenty more out there.

You’ll need to cut the tins open. Hubby has been cutting them open for me by sawing off the top and bottom and then laying the piece flat. If you yourself or a companion can do this, great. Otherwise I myself have punctured the (empty) tin and then cut it open with a heavy duty scissors or tin snips. BUT BE CAREFUL, the cut tin can be very sharp. Someone cutting herself is what worries the most with this project. Hubby says we should be wearing gloves when doing this. I haven’t, though!

Besides the TIN PIECES and heavy duty SCISSORS or TIN SNIPS, you’ll want to have some JEWELRY PLIERS and maybe just a plain old pliers. It would be good to have a round nose pliers and a flat head pliers and a wire cutter. Don’t feel you have to go buy these; I have some you could borrow or share. Also bring some WIRE. You’d probably make the most use of 20, 22, or 24 gauge wire for most of the work. If you’re going to make jump rings, something heavier like 16 or 18 gauge would be better for those.

After those items, there’a s million things you could use to put your doll together and to dress / embellish it. I myself have and will bring ½ million of these things and you’ll be welcome to use them.
Here are a few of the million things you could collect to bring:
Jump rings – various sizes (I can show you how to make them)
Grommets (small ones) and setter (These are also called eyelets. I have some you could use.)
Neat old jewelry pieces and chains
Charms and beads – various sizes (longer shaped beads work well for arms and legs).
Buttons, possibly pipe cleaners or telephone wire, thread or string
Fibers for hair or whatever
Hole punches
Small hammer
Geometric shaped pieces (such as poker chips, scrabble or game pieces) that can be used for heads or body parts.

MIDWEST COLLAGE SOCIETY NEWSFLASH
MID AUGUST, 2009
Please read the newsflash closely as there are several changes to our normal meeting schedule!

BLOOMINGDALE PICK-UP DATES
Pick-up dates for the Layers(3) show at the Bloomingdale Park District Museum are:
Saturday, August 22, from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. and Monday, August 24, from noon to 2:00 p.m. If youcannot pick up your own work, please make arrangements with another member to retrieve it for you.


SEPTEMBER MEETING
Sunday, September 13, 2009 (NOTE DATE CHANGE)
1:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Darien Municipal Center, 1710 Plainfield Rd., Darien
Mary Warner will teach us how to make the “Tin Ladies” that we all enjoyed at the Bloomingdale
exhibit. Please bring the following if you have them, otherwise Mary has plenty of supplies to share:
 jewelry pliers - flat nose, round nose and wire cutters
 eyelets and eyelet setter (used to be known as grommets)
 1/8 inch or 1/16 inch hole punches
 pieces of chains, old jewelry, things you might have in mind for the type of Tin Ladies hanging at the exhibit.


BOARD MEETING
The Board will meet prior to the September meeting at noon. It is very important that all Board
members attend, as we will be approving the schedule and details of the Exhibit committee.


OCTOBER MEETING
Sunday, October 11, 2009 (NOTE DATE & TIME CHANGE)
We will take our annual field trip the second Sunday of October. This year, we’ll visit the Art Institute to see a Victorian collage exhibit and the new modern wing. We will meet at 10:00 a.m. at the Columbus Circle entrance to the Art Institute. Passes will be available for free entrance through various members. We encourage you to carpool or take a train. Parking is discounted before 10 a.m.
More information to follow at the September meeting.

Another article!

Did you all see the nice article about Eve Ozer - with her picture and that of her exquisite corpse?
It was in our Press Publications local paper this last Friday.
Eve, I saved my copy if you want it!
Mary

Award winners of Layers III

Midwest Collage Society
Layers 3
Bloomingdale Park District Museum
Judged by Ann Blass

First Place: Dianne Martia "Still"
Second Place: Sarah Ettinger "Free to Dream"
Second Place: Pat Pope "Touch of White"
Third Place: Eve Ozer "Equisites Corpse 2 Torso"
Third Place: Tania Blanco "Babel"
Third Place: Mary Yezek "New City"
Honorable Mention: Cynthia Lee "City Scape"
Honorable Mention: Dennis Salaty "The Prize"
Honorable Mention: Jerri Reimann "Earth Scape 1-Day"
Honorable Mention: Ann Hupke "Heart Beat"

Judges Comments: I'm impressed with the variety and dedication the artist's have displayed. I enjoy the use of mixed media both 2-D and 3-D, I think the title Layers is very appropriate many nuances and care(thought). The exquisite Corpse(s) are whimsical and Funky. Good Job All.

Midwest Collage Society Layers III Bloomindale Park District Exhibit 2009